Jones Farm
a.k.a. 41DN250
Johnson Branch Park, Lake Ray Roberts, Sanger, TXJones Farm is significant as an intact example of a typical farm found in the Eastern Cross Timbers of North Central Texas. The Jones Family inhabited the homestead for three generations dating from ca. 1858 to 1984 when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers purchased the property. The proposed National Register boundary encompasses the farmyard which contains the Jones House, outbuildings, structures, and archeological remains. Jones Farm is nominated to the National Register of Historic Places at a local level of significance in the areas of agriculture and exploration/settlement, architecture, and archeology.
The period of significance for Jones Farm is from 1858 to 1944. This period is based upon the time when Jones Farm made contributions and achieved the character on which its significance is based. During this period it was a productive farm engaged in agricultural activities representative of local and regional trends. A significant date for Jones Farm is 1858. At this time the farm was established as one of the first in the area. The archeo- logical site of the original log house dates from around 1858. Another significant date is 1898 when the extant farmhouse was built. In 1904 the 1898 farmhouse underwent several modifications. Construction dates for several of the outbuildings and structures have been established through oral history accounts. These significant dates are 1905, 1907, 1908, 1920, 1935, 1939, and 1941 (please see Section 7 for a detailed discussion of the evolution of Jones Farm). From prior to 1898, when the log crib is believed to have been built, into the 1940s, Jones Farm displays examples of outbuildings from throughout its period of significance.
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.